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ship thee, who art a spirit, in spirit and in truth.

Min. Thou art perfect in wisdom, wonderful in counsel, and excellent in all thy works.

Peo. To the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever.

Min. Holy art thou, O God; thou art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity; thy countenance regardeth the upright.

Peo. We reverence thy name; for thou art holy.

Min. Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy truth reacheth to the heavens ; justice and judgment are the everlasting foundations of thy throne.

Peo. Just and true are all thy ways, O thou King of saints.

Min. Thou art good, and thou doest good continually; all thy works bear testimony to thy rich and overflowing bounty; every good and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from thee, the Father of all.

Peo. O Lord, thy goodness is above all praise;

universal as thy works, and endless as eternity.

Min. All glory and honor, blessing and praise be unto God for ever. Amen.

Then may follow a Vol

untary on the Organ; after which the FIRST LESSON is to be read out of the Old Testatament; and then the Service is to proceed with the following Thanksgiving.

Minister.

Let us now offer up unto God our sincere and humble thanksgivings, for his great goodness to us, and to all mankind.

People.

Bless the Lord, O our souls, and forget not all his benefits.

Minister.

We thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for the innumerable mercies which thou

hast bestowed upon us. We thank thee for the wise and useful frame of our bodies; and for the nobler powers of our minds; by which we are enabled to contemplate the beauty of thy works, and the wonderful order of thy providence; and to attain the knowledge and love of thee, the creator of the world, and the author of all good.

We thank thee, O ever bountiful and most gracious God, for the continual preservation of our lives; our food and raiment are the daily gifts of thy bounty; thou givest us health and fruitful seasons, and fillest our hearts with joy and gladness.

People.

Blessed be the Lord for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men.

Minister.

Above all we praise and magnify thee, for thy goodness in the manifes

tation of thy Son Jesus Christ, whom thou hast raised up to bless mankind, to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of sin, to the worship and obedience of thee, the true God.

We thank thee for the promises of thy mercy and forgiveness, upon repentance and newness of life; for the aid of thy gracious influence to help our infirmities; and for the blessed hope of eternal life, confirmed to us in the gospel.

People.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of

men.

Here the SECOND LESSON is to be read, out of the New Testament; and then the service may proceed as follows. Minister.

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ALMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, maker of all things, and judge of all men; we acknowledge and lament before thee the manifold errors and follies of our lives. Our only hope is in thy mercy, which endureth for ever. We bow ourselves before the throne of thy grace, imploring thy pardon. O God, have mercy upon the works of thy hands; forgive and accept thy people, according to thy promises in Jesus Christ our Lord. En

able us, O God, by the assistance of thy holy Spirit, to forsake every evil way, to correct whatever is wrong in our tempers and conduct, and to delight in the practice of every thing good and virtuous; that we may obtain from thee, the God of all mercy, the forgiveness of our sins, and an inheritance among those who are sanctified, through the redemption which is in Jesus Christ.

People.

Create in us, O God, a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within us.

Then shall be read the COLLECT FOR THE DAY, and one or more of the following Prayers.

FOR RESIGNATION.

O LORD God, whose never failing providence ordereth all things both in heaven and in earth, we submit ourselves to the disposal of that wisdom which cannot err, and to

the care of that goodness which is unchangeable and everlasting. Lead us whither thou pleasest; place us in what circumstances thou shalt judge proper; we would do thy whole will with fidelity and pleasure; we would bear thy whole will with submission and patience. Defend us, O gracious Father, from every real evil; confer upon us every needful good; may all events conspire to the improvement and establishment of our virtue; and may we be conducted by thine unerring hand, through all the changes of this mortal life, and finally be admitted to the everlasting habitations of the just, which thou hast promised to thy faithful servants by Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

FOR ALL MANKIND.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast taught us to offer prayers, supplications, and intercessions for all men, we beseech thee to extend thy mercy to all mankind;

may all the families and kingdoms of the earth, be brought to the knowledge and pure worship of thee, the only true God; enlarge the kingdom of thy Son, that kingdom of truth and righteousness, which shall never be destroyed; may the spirit of persecution for ever cease; and may truth and righteousness, peace and charity every where abound, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

FOR OUR COUNTRY.

O LORD God, high and mighty, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon the earth; look down with favor and mercy upon these United States. May public virtue prevail, and on that lasting foundation may the public happiness be established; may our liberties be preserved inviolate, and handed down to the latest posterity. Bless us with health and fruitful seasons; crown the year with thy goodness; dispose us all to a grateful and tem

perate enjoyment of the bounties of thy providence, and a faithful obedience of thy laws, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

FOR RULERS.

ALMIGHTY God, the King of kings, and fountain of all power, we humbly beseech thee to behold with thy favor the President of the United States, and all others in authority. May they dis

of thy true religion, of every denomination, and in every part of the christian world, with the spirit and temper of Jesus Christ; and in all the duties of their office, may they conduct themselves as examples to their flocks; and by the excellence of their doctrines, and the holiness of their lives, may they save themselves and those who hear them, through the only Mediator, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

charge the duties of their FOR THOSE IN AFFLICTION. stations with understanding and wisdom, with integrity and honor; and under their government, may we and all thy people lead quiet and peaceable lives in all godliness and honesty; keeping the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life.

Amen.

FOR THE MINISTERS OF

RELIGION.

O GOD, the Father of lights, and fountain of all good, endue the ministers

MOST merciful and gracious God, the God of all consolation and hope; we humbly recommend to thy fatherly goodness, all those who are any ways afflicted or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; be thou, in thy great mercy, a father to the fatherless, and the defender of the widow; provide for the poor, give health to the sick, and ease to those who are in oppression; give to all fortitude in the day of trial, and in due time, a happy deliverance

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